by Alliance Française | Mar 11, 2017 | Blog
Did you know that 8th March was La journée de la femme? When did it first start? The first international woman’s day was on 19th March, 1911 in Europe and in the States, already asking for more rights ( qui plaidait pour plus de droits). Lénine chose the 8th March in...
by Alliance Française | Mar 4, 2017 | Blog
Students in Martine’s class have been reading “Celles qui attendent” by Fatou Diome, and have written their own book reviews (une critique). This award winning novel is set in Senegal, where struggling families send their sons to Europe to help with...
by Alliance Française | Feb 25, 2017 | Blog
Our next film on Sunday 5th March will be about the rise to fame to one of the first black clowns who formed a duo with white clown Foottit in 1886. Come and watch it with us for free! Circus is still a popular form of entertainment in France, have you heard about...
by Alliance Française | Feb 18, 2017 | Blog
Are you a confident cook (un cuisinier averti) or more of a beans on toast kind of person (no French translation available for beans on toast!)? Iza, who runs our cooking workshops in French, has shared with us a few French cooking tips ahead of her next workshop on...
by Alliance Française | Feb 10, 2017 | Blog
This half Belgian half Rwandan singer has become a real star in the last few years, both in France and in Belgium. His stage name, Stromae, is the verlan (a familiar way to speak in which you switch syllables, coming from the French à l’envers) for maestro. The...
